Create a simple program?

[eShain]

Hello everyone! Recently, at my job, I've been getting fairly involved with Microsoft Access database design and implentation. I'm not a programmer, I know nothing about programming! However, I need to create a simple program.

The function of this program would be to simply:

1) Open
2) Display one button, that when pressed, will automatically create a shortcut to a particular .exe file (found from another network drive, we'll call it JPGopener.exe) on the user's desktop. As well as, automatically create a windows file association for, all ".jpg" files to open with the JPGopener.exe application by default.

The purpose of this program is for certain people needing to use computers on a network system that have no idea how to create a file association to a particular program! I'd like to create the perverbial "one-click" program, to stop getting phone calls and having to walk them through it, every time!:rolleyes:

If anyone has any ideas which software (Visual Basic?) or programming technique would be the easiest to complete this project, I'd be extremely grateful!

If needed, please email me at webmaster@eshain.com

Thanks for your time,
Shain

[Twey]

I'm looking into it. The file association is easy, it's just a registry key. The link file may take some work; I'm trying to work out the format.

[eShain]

Hey thanks for your help!